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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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